Past projects 33
We Want To Be... ABC And Number Super Heroes!
Funded Mar 19, 2018I would like to thank you for the beautiful ABC games and math puzzles. These materials were carefully selected, a variety of ABC games, puzzles, and activities for my students.
I am a believer in the importance of learning the ABC and numbers in a hands on approach. I love to watch my students learn new concepts and discover the wonderful letters and sounds of our ABC. Included in our daily routines is time for the children to explore and learn the ABC letters and sounds. Having these wonderful manipulatives and games is a great way for my students to learn in a happy and successful way. I love seeing their excited smiles upon finishing an ABC or number floor puzzle. I love watching their faces light up when they finish a matching game of capital and lower case letters.
Most of all I love to be a part of their world when they discover and learn new letters, sounds, and numbers. Confident happy learners make amazing and successful students!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
1-2-3..Come Play with Me!
Funded Jan 9, 2018I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you on behalf of my students and I for your generous donations. I don't know who was more excited to open the boxes.. me or my students! We eagerly opened the boxes one by one, with squeals of delight from all of us!
My students have been enjoying the materials and they are always out during our center time. I watch them explore and create with the manipulatives. I watch them practice the letters of the ABC using the magnets. And I thank each of you for helping to make this happen.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
Apples and Laptops in Kindergarten!
Funded Dec 16, 2016I am an educator now for over 15 years. Throughout my teaching experiences I have noticed how technology has become such an instrumental part of our education system. Technology has helped people create new ideas and experiences. This has had a tremendous impact in education. The more that technology is effectively used for our students, the more they can experience rich, growing, and meaningful lessons.
I am so grateful for your donation. My kindergarten students and I have been using our new Laptop every day. It is providing our classroom with more powerful lessons that include more hand and mind engagement. It is helping our classroom find different ways to achieve.
On behalf of my students and myself I would like to thank you once again for helping us grow and learn more every day.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
We're Going on a Math Hunt.... for Rekenreks!!!!
Funded Mar 9, 2016It is hard to describe the moment when our rekenreks arrived in our classroom! You could hear the shouts of joy from the children as well as from myself! I always take this chance to remind my students that there are generous people in our lives who have given to us so that we can learn and grown in our studies. I think it is such a valuable lesson for my students to see that giving to others is a true act of kindness.
As part of our new math curriculum we will begin using these rekenreks to help the children develop better math skills. These resources will provide the students with hands on experiences to practice their mathematical thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.
Your generosity will be put to good use in all of our kindergarten classrooms. Thank you for your support in our children's education!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
Block Block And Away
Funded Feb 21, 2016I would like to thank you for the generous donation that you sent our way. As a kindergarten teacher it is always my goal to create a warm and inviting environment for my children.
Your generous donation allowed me to do that now. Thanks to your beautiful gift, our classroom is filled with lots of learning games and activities for my students. The students are all eager to try our new games.
Our new block center is always filled with children building and creating new things.
It is so exciting to see my students engaged and motivated. Your donation helped me accomplish this goal. I hope you will hear from all the students how thankful we are.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
Let's Make a Play Date!
Funded Jan 30, 2016There is nothing more exciting than getting presents.. especially to a 5 year old. I wish that all of you donors could see the joy in my students faces when the boxes arrived. I love hearing the shouts of "hooray" and "I love it"!!!
I asked for these specific games to help my students learn their ABC letters and sounds in a fun and exciting way.
The students are definitely enjoying it!
The children were so excited to see new toys for the dress up/play center. Our new shopping cart has become a quick class favorite! The magnetic tiles are an amazing way for them to practice their creativity.
On behalf of all my students I want to say thank you for your kindness and very giving donation.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
We Want to Play!
Funded Jan 8, 2016I wish you could have all been here when our donations arrived. I don't know who was more excited.. me or the students! We opened all the boxes together and oohed and ahhhed at our new materials. It was a beautiful lesson to show my students about human kindness. They understand where these gifts came from and how generous it was for all of you to contribute. I want to instill in them this exact idea of giving back to your friends and community. I personally thank you for that.
We had to take turns sharing the materials today. Each one of the students wanted to try on the dress up clothes. We had a class veterinarian who was helping our stuffed animals, a chef who was cooking us a snack, a dentist who was checking our teeth..etc.
The ABC magnetic boards went right to use. We sounded out words and practiced reading sight words using the magnetic letters and boards.
I thank you once again for being a part of our classroom. My students send a big THANK YOU as well!!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
This classroom project was brought to life by Disney and 8 other donors.Leaping into Learning
Funded Aug 23, 2015The Say and Glue Phonological Awareness fun sheets have been a great supplemental activity to our classroom's phonemic awareness program! The kids love working together in small groups to complete the activities. What's great about the worksheets is that they can be differentiated to meet different students' learning needs.
The students love the hands on experience of cutting, gluing, and coloring while improving phonemic awareness skills. Engaging in these activities also helps foster social communication skills because they are interacting with each other and asking questions when completing the fun tasks!
These concrete activities have helped quickly boost their understanding of syllabification, rhyming, and identifying phonemes in words. Before introducing these worksheets, our students could not identify one syllable and now, they are able to identify the syllables in four syllable words! This is a great resources use in addition to our phonemic awareness program and it's totally been a hit in our classroom!!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
WE CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW!!
Funded Jun 9, 2015Thank you so much for the beautiful donation to our classroom. The first time I showed the document camera to my students they were jumping off the rug with excitement! I love showing them how small books and papers can be seen on the big smart board screen.
I introduced the document camera to my class by saying that it is a special gift for us. I explained to them how people want to help us learn and grow, therefore they decide to donate things that we need in the classroom. It was a wonderful way to teach them about kindness and sharing.
I use the document camera in my classroom every day in all subject areas.
I love using it to read small books on the big smart board. I love using it in my writing lessons. My students get so excited when they see their writing piece up on the smart board for everyone to see. It is a great way to show beautiful work.
We use it for our math lessons. The children can watch as I explain the lessons using manipulatives.
I am not sure who enjoys the document camera more... the students or myself! It is a most engaging tool to be used in a classroom. My students and I are so grateful for our wonderful donation. Thank you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most
ABC... It's Easy As 123!!!!
Funded Aug 10, 2012As I post these pictures and say thank you, I smile again and again! As a teacher, it is such a wonderful feeling to watch my students learn AND have fun simultaneously! Choice time in our classroom gives my students the chance to explore and learn in their own way. They use this time to reinforce and learn the skills with one another. Your gracious donation allows them to do this every day.
Most of the students in my class are ELL and therefore these specific materials are very useful and very helpful to their learning and development. Thank you so much for providing our classroom with fun and engaging materials!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Most